Quilt

Quilt

Hawai’i
textiles
quilt
missionaries
women

This quilt was passed down a family after being given to Mark P. Robinson, Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Hawaiian government. Quilting is important in Hawaiian history as early missionaries taught it to Hawaiian women to which they then adapted the art into their own form. This particular quilt is known as a Flag Quilt as it has the Hawaiian flag on each corner with a crown in the centre that honours the Hawaiian kingdom. This may symbolise that although the missionaries encouraged the indigenous Hawaiian peoples to stray from their culture and turn to Christianity, from it they adopted a form of patriotism of their land. Quilting requires weaving pieces of fabric to create a design and this particular quilt seems to still be in good quality despite being kept for many decades.

Unknown, given to Mark P. Robinson, Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Hawaiian government on 1896, and was brought down his family.

http://www.quiltindex.org/

(Followed by) Hawaiian Mission Houses

https://www.missionhouses.org/virtualexhibit/exhibit4/e40014a.htm

1896

Emma Azid

Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives
https://www.missionhouses.org/

N/A

Material object - textiles

19th century Hawai'i